Posterboy Arrested

The “photochop” streetartist from New York who goes by the alias of Posterboy has been arrested by undercover police last night.

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Banksy | The Public’s Opinion

A new video has been released documenting what the public think of the infamously masked street artist Banksy. Some well informed opinions but also some really wacky ideas in the mix.

Sweet Toof | Hackney Wick

A nice piece by Sweet Toof photographed by Unusualimage in Hackney Wick. Check out more street art from Hackney Wick on Unusualimage’s Flickr.

Futura Interview

Futura has been a figurehead in the game for years. In this 2-part video interview by URB.com he discusses himself as being a “second generation” graff artist rhetorically noting the importance of his predecessors. He goes on to explain how times have changed as he describes his journey from a graff artist on the streets of New York, his movement to collaborating on hype clothing and footwear, and how this differs to his painting exhibitions.
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Zhong Biao Contemporary Chinese Artist

Gong xi fat choi! Today is the start of a new Chinese year so we thought we would mark this occasion by covering the contemporary Chinese artist, Zhong Biao.

More information and images of Zhong’s work over the jump.
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Posterboy Tears It Up

Posterboy is an artist from New York, his only tools are his razorblades, hands and quick thinking. The outcome being poster mashups across New York’s subway system. Recently he has expanded to work on billboards and has also collaborated with the tape master, Aakash Nihalani.

More on Posterboy and videos over the jump.

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BBC 6 Music’s New TV Ad Copies Blu

BBC 6 Music launches ‘cutting edge’ animated ad campaign, it features an animated “street art” character with a long elephant-like snout on his hunt for music. The 40-second TV ad, created by ad agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, is set to American band Vampire Weekend’s track A-Punk. RKCR’s Executive Creative Director says, “Such a cutting edge and fresh digital radio station requires something appropriately innovative to promote it, and we hope we’ve done that”. Check over the jump to see why we think RKCR have done a bad job similar to the work seen on a £50 Prada bag from Hong Kong.

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Aakash Nihalani Tapes It Up

Photo by Aakash Nihalani

Aakash Nihalani uses neon tape to create geometric shapes in selected spots across New York city. His work isn’t destructive and unlike more surreptitious street art activities he has no problem carrying out his work in broad daylight. Not so technically challenging or bound by edgy social commentary, Nihalani’s work could be described as street interventions. Creating something in a new form for New Yorker’s to identify and comment on.

Check out videos and more photo’s over the jump.
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Mutate Britain

If you didn’t make it down to Shoreditch for Mutate Britain already, it’s too late you’ve missed it!

Here are some photo’s nerdbanite.com took over the jump.

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GM, Ford, Chrysler beg for bailout

Vinchen (A View Askew) in rhetoric to the US motor industry bailout. Bosses of the Big Three US automakers  are currently pleading with Congress for a $34 billion bailout, after their initial appeal ended in humiliation. CEO’s flying in private jets whilst thousands of workers are worrying about whether they’ll get the chop over the festive season.

Sadly someone even attempted to steal the donations.

Check out Vinchen’s website for more.